The Weekly Swarm: 10/6 - 10/12
We had a short week last week, but it's all for a bigger prize. I was at New York Comic Con last week (expect a ton of photos and videos from that) while Virgil was covering Austin City Lights. Again, expect all of our coverage from that, plus this month's Chicago International Film Festival, throughout the next couple of weeks! For now, revisit last week's content, including my behind-the-scenes photos from the Bob's Burgers press date, a few new film trailers, and more!
Red Bull TV to Stream Select Austin City Limits Sets This Weekend
[Contest] The Glitch Mob at Aragon Ballroom (10/17)
[NYCC 2014 Photos] Bob's Burgers Roundtables
[Weekend Box Office] Gone Girl Tops Annabelle in Close Race
Fox Might Be Developing X-Men TV Show
[Trailer 2] Camp X-Ray
[Trailer] Before I Go to Sleep
[Weekly Netflix Fix] 30 for 30
Seth Casteel's Underwater Puppies Photos Are Adorable
[NYCC 2014 Photos] Bob's Burgers Roundtables
[NYCC 2014 Photos] Bob's Burgers Roundtables
During the first day of New York Comic Con 2014, I had the chance to take part in roundtable interviews with the cast and crew of the ever-popular Bob's Burgers. While the videos of those interviews will be incoming, I took some photos of the various roundtables featuring Kristen Schaal, H. Jon Benjamin, Loren Bouchard, John Roberts, Eugene Lirman, Larry Murphy, and Bobby Tisdale, which you can see below. Expect more from the Bob's Burgers roundtables next week, and be sure to keep it tuned to Ruby Hornet for more from New York Comic Con 2014.
You can check out some more of my behind the scenes Bob's Burgers roundtable interview photos on my Flickr.
Seth Casteel's Underwater Puppies Photos Are Adorable
Photographer Seth Casteel recently released a photo book entitled Underwater Puppies featuring, you guessed it, photos of puppies underwater. While it might seem a bit inhumane to just throw puppies into a pool for the sake of a photo, Casteel sheds light on how he was able to capture the photos of these cute canines:
To create this series, I taught swimming lessons to over 1500 puppies, building their confidence in the water and helping them develop safety and survival skills... Most of the puppies only swam for a few minutes and were not ready for pictures, but some decided to start jumping in on their own and chase after toys!
The book is a follow-up to Casteel's previous Underwater Dogs. Check out some select photos below. You can find more from Casteel's "Underwater Puppies" series on his website.
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The Weekly Swarm: 9/29 - 10/5
October is set to bring the fall chill across the country if the past few days in Chicago are any indication. However, the cold won't slow us down! Last week, we had some amazing interviews with Nacho Vigalondo and Pat Mills, I reviewed Vigalondo's latest film, Open Windows, China blocked Instagram across the country, and Joaquin Phoenix won't end up playing Doctor Strange after all. If you missed any of last week's content, check out the full list below!
China Blocks Instagram in Reaction to Protest Photos
Austin City Limits' First Weekend is This Weekend
Chicago Music, ReverbNation, and Urban Fetes Present: Recess Saturdays featuring Stunt Taylor
[Trailer] Predestination
[Weekend Box Office] Denzel's Back On Top with The Equalizer
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend Releasing on IMAX and Netflix on Same Day
[Trailer] Inherent Vice
[Trailer 2] Horrible Bosses 2
[Weekly Netflix Fix] New October Update
[Interview] Nacho Vigalondo (Open Windows)
[Teaser Trailer] Inside Out
Joaquin Phoenix Won't Play Doctor Strange After All
[Interview] Pat Mills (Guidance)
[Review] Open Windows
GoPro Announces Three New Cameras: HERO4 Black, HERO4 Silver, HERO
China Blocks Instagram in Reaction to Protest Photos
Check Out Julien Douvier's Amazing Cinemagraphs
Check Out Julien Douvier's Amazing Cinemagraphs
GIFs are god's gift to the internet. Whenever in doubt of what to say in response to somebody, there's probably an accurate and equally entertaining GIF at your disposal. At the same time, they're usually nothing more than just mini-video clips pared down to a few simple frames. Cinemagraphs, on the other hand, are the artistic, photographic version of GIFs that are absolutely astounding.
While perusing the internet this morning, I came across French artist Julien Douvier's collection of cinemagraphs. Just as the portmanteau of cinema and photographs imply, cinemagraphs are photographs collected together with very subtle animation in the frame to give off an extra level of artistry to the photographs. In Douvier's work, they can be as subtle as smoke rising or water rippling, or even something a bit more obvious, like a woman dancing in a frozen crowd or a train speeding by.
I've collected some of my favorite cinemgraphs from Douvier below. For more, check out his website, Tumblr, and Behance pages!
[via PetaPixel]
China Blocks Instagram in Reaction to Protest Photos
Instagram has joined the growing list of banned sites in China following an in flux of pro-democracy protest photos that were uploaded to the popular service. China is known for its strict online censorship, with a plethora of Google sites and YouTube blocked across mainland China (excluding Hong Kong and Macau). The protests, dubbed "Occupy Central," "Umbrella Movement," and "Umbrella Revolution," have stemmed from Chinese citizens' disagreement with the government not allowing them to vote for their new leader. With growing resentment of China's communist government, will the country every move towards enacting democracy?
Outside of the politics of the ban, withholding access to one of the most popular online social networks surely won't be met with happiness. Then again, with the pre-existing ban on other popular sites, it surely was only a matter of time before the government blocked Instagram. Nevertheless, change can't be silenced. Follow along with the #OccupyCentral (and other, similar hashtags) on Twitter and Instagram to help spread awareness of what our friends and family are facing in China. You can also see a small sampling of some Instagram photos from the protests below.
[via PetaPixel]
GoPro Announces Three New Cameras: HERO4 Black, HERO4 Silver, HERO
GoPros have become one of the most reliable cameras to turn to for action and first-person videos. The diminutive, durable cameras have been used for everything from bike rides across the world, roller coaster rides, skydiving, concert videos, and more, helping GoPro cameras be some of the best and most popular cameras to use for video. Not wanting to rest on their laurels, GoPro announced a new suite of cameras to their line.
The "premium" camera is the GoPro HERO4 Black. With an MSRP of $500, the camera features twice the performance of its predecessor, with 4K quality video shot at 30fps, and 8.3 megapixels for video stills. Photos come in at 12 megapixels with a burst option that offers 30 photos per second. The HERO4 Black also offers a 50% faster Wi-Fi connection speed, which should allow faster upload speeds right on the spot.
The tier below the HERO4 Black is the HERO4 Silver. While it doesn't feature 4K quality videos, it does offer a built-in touch screen display to help get through those admittedly annoying GoPro menus. Like the HERO4 Black, the HERO4 Silver also features a 50% increase in Wi-Fi speeds. The HERO4 Silver retails for $399.
Finally, there's an entry-level GoPro HERO camera being offered. It comes in a permanent waterproof case that shoots videos at 1080p at 30fps or 720p at 60fps. It also shoots photos at 5 megapixels, which is a dramatically lower quality than the HERO4 Silver and Black, but at $129, it's the perfect price for those ready to test the GoPro waters.
The new line of GoPro cameras will be available on the GoPro website on October 5th. You can watch GoPro's official announcement video below.
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The Weekly Swarm: 9/22 - 9/28
With October only a few short days away, we say goodbye to an amazing September. The last full week of the month featured some amazing content on the site, including Angela's photos from AAHH! FEST, Sandro Miller's John Malkovich photo series, photos from the Unseen Photo Fair in Amsterdam, and a whole lot more. Check out all of last week's content below!
[RH Photos] AAHH! FEST 2014 Recap
Texas Improper Photography Law Deemed Unconstitutional
[Red Band Trailer] The Interview
[Trailer] Pauly Shore Stands Alone
[Trailer] John Wick
Sandro Miller's Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich: Homage to Photographic Masters
[Trailer] The Babadook
[Weekly Netflix Fix] How I Met Your Mother: Season 9, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete
[RH Photos] AAHH! FEST 2014 Recap
Texas Improper Photography Law Deemed Unconstitutional
Photos from Amsterdam's Unseen Photo Fair
Sandro Miller's Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich: Homage to Photographic Masters